Heading into Friday night's game with a 4-4 record, the Dexter High School football knew it needed to beat Pinckney to keep alive its outside chance of making the MHSAA playoffs for the first time in school history

A six-win season guarantees a spot. Teams with five wins must wait and see if enough openings remain.

The Dreadnaughts took care of their side, scoring 20 points in the second quarter of a 35-10 win.

The second quarter was full of action in an otherwise defensive-minded game as the teams scored a combined five times for 30 points.

Dexter put together 20 straight points that all but put the game out of reach. It started with a Mike Mioduszewski 36-yard pass to Travis Chaffee. Jake Haviland's two-point run put Dexter up 16-7 with 9:11 left in the half.